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Friday, September 15
Greenville, S.C.
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Debbie Southern Fall Classic
Deacons Finish Out Weekend Stay in Greenville on Sunday
9/17/2023 3:21:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The first 2023 fall event is in the books for women’s tennis.
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. – Wake Forest women's tennis officially wrapped tournament play in Furman University's 36th annual Debbie Southern Fall Classic on Sunday (Sept. 17), having spent the last few days playing in multiple singles and doubles matches in a field of 14 competing schools.
Senior standout Brooke Killingsworth impressed during the weekend, picking up two solo wins, one of which included a three-set ranked victory over No. 69 Shelly Bereznyak of Ohio State. It was her first such feat over a national opponent since Oct. 2, 2022, when she downed No. 106 Laylo Bakhodirova (East Tennessee State) in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championships.
Heavy rainfall altered the event's schedule and format on Sunday, as Killingsworth made a morning finals appearance in the Singles Flight 2 section.
Mia Ahmad joined Killingsworth as a fellow Deac to tally two wins in the singles winner's bracket, doing so in Flight 10. Solo victories also went the way of Nevena Carton, Marcella Cruz, Sankavi Gownder and Jingyi Li on Friday (Sept. 15).
This was Wake Forest's seventh consecutive year partaking in the event.
Friday, Sept. 15
Doubles Results
F1 - No. 31 Brooke Killingsworth/Marcella Cruz
Singles Results
F1 - No. 44 Casie Wooten
Saturday, Sept. 16
Doubles Results
F1 - No. 31 Brooke Killingsworth/Marcella Cruz
Singles Results
F1 - No. 44 Casie Wooten
Sunday, Sept. 17
Singles Results
F1 - No. 44 Casie Wooten
From the Head Honcho
"It was a solid start to our year," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. "It was nice to see Brooke lead the way and have as good a weekend as she did. Like any multi-day tournament, we saw some things that were pretty good and some that need improvement. I was proud of how we competed and our freshmen did well. Now, we are looking forward to getting back to campus and continuing to work towards next steps."
Up Next
The 2023 edition of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championships will next take place on Wake Forest's fall slate, scheduled for Sept. 30-Oct. 8 in Cary, N.C.
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Senior standout Brooke Killingsworth impressed during the weekend, picking up two solo wins, one of which included a three-set ranked victory over No. 69 Shelly Bereznyak of Ohio State. It was her first such feat over a national opponent since Oct. 2, 2022, when she downed No. 106 Laylo Bakhodirova (East Tennessee State) in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championships.
Heavy rainfall altered the event's schedule and format on Sunday, as Killingsworth made a morning finals appearance in the Singles Flight 2 section.
Mia Ahmad joined Killingsworth as a fellow Deac to tally two wins in the singles winner's bracket, doing so in Flight 10. Solo victories also went the way of Nevena Carton, Marcella Cruz, Sankavi Gownder and Jingyi Li on Friday (Sept. 15).
This was Wake Forest's seventh consecutive year partaking in the event.
Friday, Sept. 15
Doubles Results
F1 - No. 31 Brooke Killingsworth/Marcella Cruz
- Rd. 1 – Loss vs. Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (Georgia) 5-8
- Cons. – Loss vs. Adeline Flach/Ali DeSpain (Auburn) 6-8
- Rd. 1 – Loss vs. Ellie Coleman/Shavit Kimchi (Duke) 3-8
- Cons. – Win vs. Jess Dawson/Sara Snyder (Furman) 8-4
- Rd. 1 – Loss vs. Misa Malkin/Olympe Lancelot (South Carolina) 1-8
- Cons. – Loss vs. Lara Schneider/Lene Marie Hovda (Indiana) 3-8
- Rd. 1 – Loss to Luciana Perry/Dani Schoenly (Ohio State) 7-8 (6-8)
- Cons. – Win vs. Gina Dittmann/Chloe Henderson (NC State) 8-5
Singles Results
F1 - No. 44 Casie Wooten
- Rd. 1 – Loss vs. No. 46 Loudmilla Bencheikh (Alabama) 2-6, 6-4, 4-6
- Rd. 1 – Win vs. Misa Malkin (South Carolina) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
- Rd. 1 – Win vs. Sara Snyder (Furman) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
- Rd. 1 – Win vs. Petra Sedlackova (Alabama), default
- Rd. 1 – Win vs. Marissa Pennings (Furman) 6-3, 6-1
- Rd. 1 – Loss vs. Teah Chavez (Ohio State) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 0-6
- Rd. 1 – Win vs. Dani Schoenly (Ohio State) 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-1
- Rd. 1 – Win vs. Chloe Henderson (NC State) 6-1, 6-3
- Rd. 1 – Loss vs. Ansley Cheshire (Alabama) 6-0, 2-6, 5-7
Saturday, Sept. 16
Doubles Results
F1 - No. 31 Brooke Killingsworth/Marcella Cruz
- Cons. – Win vs. Irina Cantos Siemers/Alessia Cau (Ohio State) 8-4
- Cons. – Win vs. Audrey Spencer/Shelly Bereznyak (Ohio State) 8-4
- Cons. – Loss vs. Maria Rizzolo/Jayna Clemens (Mississippi State) 4-8
- Cons. – Loss vs. Athina Pitta/Alexandra Mikhailuk (Mississippi State) 3-8
Singles Results
F1 - No. 44 Casie Wooten
- Cons. – Loss vs. No. 106 Shahar Biran (South Carolina) 7-6, 2-6, 5-7
- Semifinals – Win vs. No. 69 Shelly Bereznyak (Ohio State) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
- Semifinals – Loss vs. Luciana Perry (Ohio State) 3-6, 1-6
- Semifinals – Loss vs. Mai Nirundorn (Georgia) 0-6, 0-6
- Semifinals – Loss vs. Jayna Clemens (Mississippi State) 1-6, 4-6
- Cons. – Win vs. Anna Kantor (South Carolina) 5-4, retired
- Semifinals – Loss vs. Olympe Lancelot (South Carolina) 1-6, 2-6
- Semifinals – Win vs. Ansley Cheshire (Alabama) 6-1, 6-1
- Cons. – Loss vs. Madeline Atway (Ohio State) 1-6, 7-6 (1), 2-6
Sunday, Sept. 17
Singles Results
F1 - No. 44 Casie Wooten
- Withdraw vs. Sofia Cabezas (Tennessee)
- Finals – Loss vs. No. 35 Mell Reasco (Georgia) 5-7, 6-4, 2-6
- Withdraw vs. Ether Adeshina (Tennessee)
- Withdraw vs. Alina Tsyurpalevych (Clemson)
- Withdraw vs. Kate Sharabura (Georgia Tech)
- Withdraw vs. Ruth Marsh (Georgia Tech)
- Withdraw vs. Priya Nelson (Alabama)
- Withdraw vs. Alexa Griffith (Furman)
- Withdraw vs. Sydney Orefice (Alabama)
From the Head Honcho
"It was a solid start to our year," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. "It was nice to see Brooke lead the way and have as good a weekend as she did. Like any multi-day tournament, we saw some things that were pretty good and some that need improvement. I was proud of how we competed and our freshmen did well. Now, we are looking forward to getting back to campus and continuing to work towards next steps."
Up Next
The 2023 edition of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championships will next take place on Wake Forest's fall slate, scheduled for Sept. 30-Oct. 8 in Cary, N.C.
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